Great solo for sure but I’m with Greg. That Outta Love Again solo is just so off the cuff, and fucking furious!!!

Agreed Bro. That solo fucking aches. And the rhythm section just rocks....

I have always said that. There is so much anger in that solo that it sounds like the amp is about to break apart. You feel the assault on the fretboard and it rips you to peices. WPCTS is his best solo work, and Fair Warning is his best all around playing and writing.

I love that song and solo too. I saw them on Fair Warning tour in 81.. Great show/ album.. I've never heard anyone say it's his best tho.. U may be right

I dunno if it’s the best but it’s my favorite..

yeah man we grew up in a great time... and such a great time for music in general.., we got to see the invention of heavy metal :) and soooo many now legendary bands

George Lynch confirmed that Eddie was # 1 back then .

I said the same about Yngwie before reading ur post lol.. And totally agree with u also on EVH

Absolutely right , Eddie van Halen is the greatest guitarist ever , innovation, technical perfection, and who else has a solo that has endured like Eruption!

The real difference with Eddie was his rythym playing , he was levels ahead of Randy and two levels above yngwie

I like Yngwie's instrumentals but the rest of his stuff gets a bit corny.

Still never heard of him.......Yawwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn

This must be Greg Leon incognito

​@@steveludwig4200nothing to write home about 😂

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This is Very True There was a poster of Tommy Bolin behind The front Door of Charvel in San Demas i Used To Go Out To His Shop in 1978

Never seen that, gotta check that out. Tommy was amazing.

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Andy Brauer confirmed and detailed this story on the Marshall Fourms himself. He sat with Edward while he cut the solo according to him. We have to always remember, Edward protected everything thing he did by twisting the facts back then. I looked at the tour dates, it does seem impossible that he would drop off tour to do this and as he said he was on a tour break, but the gear could have still be unavailable and he still could have used Brauer Rentals

@@FinalResonanceTV i worked for andy, 1996-1998, is he still in business ? We recorded a tune with him in my band, BIG JOHNSON band, at his place. When we recorded a video at the Roxy, we went and "borrowed" huge amounts of equipment for the video from his place over thanksgiving weekend 1998. He was always cool to me. Darren

dude, u cannot trust wikipedia.. It may be true, but u cant trust it at all

Nope Randy co wrote every song on Blizzard and Diary, Daisley wrote most of the lyrics but Kerslake contributed some on Diary.

Your a nobody

That's awesome. Thanks for posting. Did you ever jam with the guys in Stormer?

@@chrisb8655 No I didn’t… but I did do a gig with them on the same bill at the Starwood if my memory serves me correct

​@@chrisb8655you mean Stryper version 1

He's also full of himself. I've never heard of this cat but by the way he talks about himself you'd think he is a legend like Ed and Randy are.

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Cool right?

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*Bullseye. You speak the truth with golden perspective and acute musical awareness: S.A.T.O. is one of my favorite songs & I've been a fan of Ratt since the E.P. Warren DiMartini is an outstanding guitarist. Highly underrated. However, I am here to say that while I agree with you about VH-II, Women and Children First REALLY accentuates how heavy he could be. "Fools." "Romeo Delight." "Tora, Tora." "Loss of Control." Horror sounds with raw heavy metal riffs. ***Listen to W.A.C.F. again.

@@k.c.3567 the songs on the WACF demos are the heaviest Ed ever played. I'm surprised that what ended up on the official WACF release is so tame in comparison to what he was working on in the studio

S.A.T.O. is one of my all-time favorite songs. So powerfully majestic. Not many see or know this. You just CAN'T kill rock and roll. Stay awesome.

​@@BillDerBergIs there a pre-released W.A.C.F. album lurking around the internet or KZfaq that I am unaware of? IF so, is there a link to it that you may be privy to? Van Halen is my absolute, favorite band and has been, since I 1st heard them on my cousin's record player as a child. No one, until this day, has done or will ever do on guitar what Edward Ludwig Van Halen did.

@@k.c.3567 m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aN1napl7q6jYpoU.html

Not according to Andy Brauer himself.

Yep, that’s the story. It was a solid state amp of some sort. Allen was staying at his house at the time. Also, Ed and Donn Landee had the master tape of Beat it and chopped it up to rearrange the solo section without telling anyone they were doing it. Lukather said it took them 6 months to fix the alignment of the original to the other tape reel they were using. The solo sounds nothing like a Marshall. Another fact, Ed was home when Quincy called him. Nothing this guy says is believable.

​@@stevemineer2857 Hartley Thompson

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@@anthonywhiteman4488 unmerry-go-round is amazing

Possible, but this is the one I see documented. It might have been the only 1 they duel billed like this.

I’m just about 10 minutes into the interview. I gotta head into work. These interviews are always awesome. And Greg is a true local (and beyond) legend. I actually just met him for the first time earlier in the year. That’s when I learned about how connected he was and is, and how he was right in there in the middle of everything with Eddie and Randy, and others. Anyway, I’ll finish this interview, and I see there’s a part two. If he didn’t answer the question about the Dean, I can probably find out. I’m sure Jeff will know, if he sees your comment here. I grew up just a couple miles from Greg it turns out, and just about a mile from where Chris Holmes and Lita Ford lived for a long time in the 80s. 🤘🏻🎸🇺🇸

Don’t forget Lynch

I checked with Ernie from Charvel Jackson on the Circles Guitar, because that story went against everything I knew about it also. You saw that I brought mine out and made him verify this was what he saw and played. Maybe it was at a later date? I’m not sure... still trying to nail down that Eddie painted the Unchained Guitar. Ernie who painted for Grover said a few days ago, when I contacted him. That Grover painted the Bumblebee and he didn’t recall the Circles ever being there. Not only did I check with Ernie, I checked with many experts on this story. I need to check with Grover directly, which I intend to do. There is quite a bit of info in part 2 coming about Greg’s relationship Jackson/Charvel

@@FinalResonanceTV I thought the B&W circles and stripes turned into the Rasta, according to Dweezil.

@@FinalResonanceTV Eddie had disassociated with the Charvel name in late 1979 early 1980 after the Bee was made because they were selling them without his consent. He was very pissed off and almost sued them over it. He did get a cease and desist order which is why they stopped making them. at that time he was getting all his bodies and necks from LYNN ELLSWORTH of Boogie bodies at that time.(1979--1981) the circles guitar and the rude are both Boogie body parts by lynn.

Greg did say he "assumed" since it was at Charvel

Karl Sandoval said Wayne painted the bumblebee and Karl assembled and set it up. He didn’t remember Grover having anything to do with it. In fact, Grover has said he built it and delivered it to Ed for the VHII album shoot, but Ed already had that guitar for months and was touring with it in 78.

Yes it’s out there.. try KZfaq

Super Early Dokken before Lynch, Dubrow/Quiet Riot as Rhoads first replacement

​@@FinalResonanceTV Greg Leon Invasion

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Sorry so late. But the both were kinda full of themselves in that department. I could see that back in the day. Off stage. You can see in interviews.

@@scottmcclure4153 - Roth had personality. Dubrow not. No comparison.

@@slowride9994 he did. Never said he didn't. Just go back and look at some interviews with Kevin earlier days in there hype. The guy full of himself just like David period.

@@scottmcclure4153 - could care less about Dubrow. A one or two-hit wonder. Roth on the other hand is half of Van Halen and half the reason the first 6 Van Halen albums are what they are - i.e. awesome. If anyone has good reason to be "full of themself" as you obnoxiously put it, Roth does, while Dubrow does not. Personally I think you may be projecting your own personality on both. It's always the egoists lamely calling other people egoists. In fact Eddie Van Halen himself was as "egotistical" as Roth and you can check interviews to verify that as well. Whatever. Lame conversation.

@@slowride9994 yeah that lsd. Lead singer disease. Not me . Both of them yes . God get a grip . Dude you don't know personally.

Holdsworth is the best Allan was playing like that in the early 1970's.

Greg is so full of himself. I've never heard of this cat but by the way he talks about himself you'd think he is a legend like Ed and Randy are.

I saw Steeler open up for Crüe at the Roxy in Hollywood must've been late 82 or early 83. Never thought Steeler would go anywhere 😂

Yep!

David was not a good singer since women and children tour period. The hunger was gone . He became a pretty good drinker. Very sloppy. Didn't really care . Like he David said in a interview. We're gonna stand behind our gun singling guartar figures guartist.. that's when that guy got sloppy. But it didn't matter. At the time it was cool to be f**k up. And on stage. Dude was king to . But let's face it. After 1980. 81 done really singing good. Look by this time I'm saying . He was grinding since 73 74 evey other night. Dude was and still is a smoker . ( Dude didn't learn anything watching Edward die of smoking) And let's face it when he got back with Edward 07. He was awful. Every tour. I know that was getting older. But his clothes and his stage presents was awful to . Cutting himself on stage Jimmy kibble show. With the spinning sword. Stopping shows. I'm a classic 6 pack guy . Women and children. My favorite album period. The best. Kevin was a better singer technically. Just a awful stage presents from the beginning was awful to . Clothes to . Even for that time. I wasn't really a qr fan either. I see the clips on utub to.